Bobbin.



M. GORRELL.

BOBBIN.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. l. 1916.

1,243,157. Patnted Oct. 16, 1917.

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BOBIBIN'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ea. 16, 1917.

Application filed February 1, 1916. Serial No. 75,573.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY GORRELL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Billings, in the county ofYellowstone and State of Montana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bobbins, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to, new and 'useful improvements in bobbins andmore particularly to a tatting bobbin. 3

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a bobbin whichmay be worn upon the finger.

A further object of the invention is the construction of a bobbinin sucha manner that it will rotate easily so that the thread mag be drawntherefrom.

thread to the bobbin.

' With these and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel details of construction and arrangement of parts which will bemore clearly understood from the following description and drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the bobbin held'upon the finger.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the bobbin,

Fig. 3 is an end view of the bobbin,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section through the rotatable portionof the bobbin, and I Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section throughthe axis of the bobbin.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a cylinder which forms the axisof the bob bin and said cylinder is formed on each end with an outwardlyextending flange indicated at 2. The rotatable portion of the bobbincomprises a cylinder 3 which is of such a diameter.- that it will freelyrotate upon the cylinder 1 and an upwardly extending flange 4 is formedon each end of the cylinder 3 and the cylinder 3 with the flanges 4 arereceived between the flanges 20f the cylinder 1. The flanges 2 are ofsuch a height as to prevent the cylinder 3 from being dislodged from thecylinder 1 and the flanges 4 may be of any desired hei ht to accommodatethe amount of threadwhich it is desired to use.

Perforations 5 are formed, in one of the flanges 4, as is moreparticularly shown in Figs. 3 .and 4: of the drawings, and these stillfurther object of the invention is the provision of means for securingthe penings are used for securing the thread upon the bobbin.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, the numeral 6 indicates the bobbin threadadapted to be received upon the bobbin and 7 indicates the shuttlethread which is adapted to be tied to the bobbin thread, as indicated at8.

Having fully described the details of construction it is thought thatthe operation and advantages of my device will be clearly understood. Intatting it has been the usual custom to wrap a portion of the thread 7around the little finger of the left hand and it has been, found thatwhen the thread is drawn it will tighten upon the finger and it isnecessary to loosen the same and rewind. It is to overcome thisdifliculty that my invention is intended and the cylinder 1 is adapted.to be placed over the little finger of the left hand, as is clearlyillustrated in Fig. 1 'of the drawing. Thebobbin thread is adapted to bewound upon the cylinder 3 between the flanges 4 and as the thread isdrawn, the cylinder 3 will rotate upon the cylinder 1. My bobbin isadapted to be used fWith. the ordinary form of shuttle which forms nopart of my invention. The thread is securedto the cylinder 1 by assingone end thereof through the opemngs 5 -and tying a knot in the same. Thebobbin may be made of any desired material which will give s'uflicientstrength thereto and when in use, the thread will be drawn around thevarious fingers, as illustrated in the drawings.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tatting device adapted to be mounted on one of the fingers of theusers hand and comprising a pair of cylinders, one of the cylindersbeing frictionally engaged with v thefinger to prevent rotation, theother cyland including a pair of cylinders extended over the finger,each being of relatively thin material for permitting convenientreception of the cylinders inthe space betv'veen the adjacent fingers.

4. A tatting device including an inner cylinder adapted for attachmentto one of the fingers of theusers hand, an annular I flange formed ateach end of the cylinder,. 10 a rotatable cylinder mounted on the saidfirst mentioned cylinder and embraced by the said end flanges, and arelatively narrow flange formed on each end of the said r0- tatablecylinder.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature 15 in presence of twoWitnesses.

